Does the follower sit for the rest between the two prostrations if his imam does not sit for it?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is a mistake, this is a mistake, because this disrupts the perfection of following the imam. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) stated that if the imam does not consider the rest between the two prostrations, then the follower does not sit. And the reverse is the reverse: if the follower does not consider the rest between the two prostrations but the imam sits for it, then he sits absolutely... for your imam, yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Regarding...
The Shaykh : No, no, he teaches them everything, he teaches them the prayer in its complete form.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : He is delayed... especially if he is seven years old.
The Shaykh : Delayed in what?
The Shaykh : This is a mistake, this is a mistake, because this disrupts the perfection of following the imam. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) stated that if the imam does not consider the rest between the two prostrations, then the follower does not sit. And the reverse is the reverse: if the follower does not consider the rest between the two prostrations but the imam sits for it, then he sits absolutely... for your imam, yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Regarding...
The Shaykh : No, no, he teaches them everything, he teaches them the prayer in its complete form.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : He is delayed... especially if he is seven years old.
The Shaykh : Delayed in what?